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Ghostbusters II is a 1989 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Ghostbusters and the second film in the Ghostbusters franchise.
- Ivan Reitman
- Randy Edelman
- June 16, 1989
Jun 16, 1989 · Ghostbusters II: Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis. The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
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- Ivan Reitman
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- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 On paper, Ghostbusters II has the same look and feel as the original, even if the energy and enthusiasm have waned ...
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- Ivan Reitman
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- Bill Murray
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II is the 1989 sequel to Ghostbusters (1984) produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. It takes place in New York City, five years after the events in the first film. It is the second Ghostbusters related material that fits in mostly the Movie Canon, and some of it was tied in the Animated Canon via The Real Ghostbusters episode "Partners in Slime".
For a decade, Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Version) served as the conclusion to the movie series as well as addressing some questions about who made the Mood slime was addressed. As of 2021, the video game was changed to its own continuity and Ghostbusters: Afterlife became the third entry in the Movie Canon taking place around 31 and a half years after the end of Ghostbusters II.
Script Writers:
Harold Ramis
Dan Aykroyd
Director:
Ivan Reitman
Producers:
Main Characters
•Dr. Peter Venkman (portrayed by Bill Murray) •Dr. Raymond Stantz (portrayed by Dan Aykroyd and Howie Weed) •Dr. Egon Spengler (portrayed by Harold Ramis) •Winston Zeddemore (portrayed by Ernie Hudson) •Dana Barrett (portrayed by Sigourney Weaver) •Louis Tully (portrayed by Rick Moranis) •Janine Melnitz (portrayed by Annie Potts)
Minor Characters
•Oscar (portrayed by William T. Deutschendorf and Henry J. Deutschendorf II) •Meter Maid (portrayed by Olivia Ward) •Man with a Ticket (portrayed by Mordecai Lawner) •Young Woman on Crutches (portrayed by Susan Boehm) •Frank the Superintendent (portrayed by Michael P. Moran) •Brownstone Mother (portrayed by Mary Ellen Trainor) •Brownstone Boy (portrayed by Christopher Villaseñor) •Jason (Brownstone Boy) (portrayed by Jason Reitman) •Mother at Birthday Party (uncredited, Cibby Danyla) •Husband of Arguing Couple (portrayed by Mark Schneider) •Wife of Arguing Couple (portrayed by Valery Pappas) •Young Man Assistant •Spengler's Assistant (portrayed by Page Leong) •Girl with Puppy (portrayed by Catherine Reitman) •Milton Angland (uncredited, Kevin Dunn) •Elaine (uncredited, Chloe Webb) •Ira •Norman (portrayed by Aaron Lustig) •Mayor Lenny (portrayed by David Margulies) •Jack Hardemeyer (portrayed by Kurt Fuller) •Janosz Poha (portrayed by Peter MacNicol) •Coven Man •Maria, Dana's Maid (portrayed by Yvette Cruise) •First Cop (portrayed by Dave Florek) •Con Edison Supervisor (portrayed by Richard Foronjy) •Judge Stephen Wexler (portrayed by Harris Yulin) •The Prosecutor (portrayed by Janet Margolin) •Assistant Prosecutor •Bailiff (portrayed by George Wilbur) •Stenographer (portrayed by Sharon Kramer) •Orrefors Store Employee •Orrefors Store Manager (portrayed by Robert Alan Beuth) •Rudy the Museum Guard (portrayed by Walter Flanagan) •Maître D' (portrayed by Christopher Neame) •Slimed Restaurant Patron (portrayed by Judy Ovitz) •Slimed Patron's Date (uncredited, Peter Mosen) •Restaurant Cop No.1 (portrayed by Tom Dugan) •Restaurant Cop No.2 (portrayed by Angelo DiMascio) •Mayor's Doorman (portrayed by Bobby Baresford Brown) •Gracie Mansion Butler •Orderly No. 1 •Orderly No. 2 •Psychiatric Doctor (portrayed by Brian Doyle-Murray) •Plaza Hotel Man (portrayed by Douglas Seale) •Woman with Fur Coat (portrayed by Louise Troy) •Detective No.1 (portrayed by John Hammil) •Detective No.2 (portrayed by Ray Glazmann) •Detective No.3 (portrayed by Alex Zimmerman) •Police Sergeant (portrayed by Ralph Monaco) •Police Lieutenant (portrayed by Ron Cummins) •Dock Supervisor (portrayed by Cheech Marin) •Dock Assistant •Public Works Official (portrayed by Ben Stein) •Fire Commissioner (portrayed by Erik Holland) •Police Commissioner (portrayed by Phillip Baker Hall) •Harry •Mayor's Aide
Entities
•Vigo (portrayed by Wilhelm von Homburg and Max Von Sydow) •Scoleri Brothers (portrayed by Jim Fye and Tim Lawrence) •Jogger Ghost (portrayed by Jim Fye) •Slimer (portrayed by Robin Shelby and voiced by Ivan Reitman) •Animated Toaster •Slime in Bathtub Attack •Disembodied Voice •Impaled heads •Ghost Train •Theatre Ghost •Mink Coat •Washington Square Ghost •Titanic •Statue of Liberty (portrayed by Jim Fye)
•Uniform
•Pistol Belt
•Key Fob
•Electrical Gloves
•Proton Pack
•Particle Thrower
•Dana's apartment
•First Avenue
•Columbus Circle
•The Brownstone
•Columbia University
•Institute for Advanced Theoretical Research
Five years after the events of the first film, in the opening of the film, Ghostbusters is closed. They were sued by the city, county, and state of New York and served a judicial restraining order preventing them from conducting paranormal investigations and eliminations sometime after Gozer was defeated. Dana Barrett is making her way with Oscar back to her apartment. While talking to the superintendent, slime on the wheels of Oscar's stroller cause it to roll away, weaving around oncoming traffic and people. Dana chases after it, and eventually it stops in the middle of the intersection, right in front of a City Bus. As for the Ghostbusters, they are undeservingly out of business, having been sued by the city for property damage and because of a restraining order, are barred from paranormal investigations. Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore are regular entertainers at children's birthday parties, although they are usually greeted with jeers and hostility from the children. Dana visits Egon Spengler at his lab office, where he is conducting various experiments on human emotions, and explains to him what happened earlier and that she needs help. He tells her he would like to get Ray involved and Dana agrees but tells him not to involve Peter Venkman, as they are not on good speaking terms. In the meantime, Peter Venkman is the host of "The World of the Psychic", a television show that, unfortunately, is avoided by renowned psychics stemming from the belief that Peter is a fraud. After the show, he runs into the Mayor and tries to talk to him but is stopped by Jack Hardemeyer, the Mayor's assistant. He tells him to keep away from the Mayor. They instantly dislike one another and Peter reminds him of how "bookworms" like himself earned him and his fellow Ghostbusters their public status and reputation.
Dana is working at Manhattan Museum of Art, restoring paintings and having to deal with the unwelcome advancements from her boss, Janosz Poha. While Ray and Egon are researching at Ray's Occult Books, Peter shows up and finds out about Dana's recent problem. The next day, the three visit her apartment, prompting an awkward reunion between her and Peter. Egon and Ray examine Oscar and his room, then investigate the street where the stroller stopped. After checking the area and getting a strong reading, they drill a hole in the street. They discover a deep shaft and conclude that one of them must descend to obtain a better reading. Meanwhile, at the art museum, Janosz is touching up Vigo's painting when he receives a shock from it. The painting changes and Vigo orders him to locate a child, possessing him with the evil power.
Ray, meanwhile, is going down through the street in the underground by wire. While the police show up to tell them that the gas leak story they gave doesn't check out, Ray finds out that there is a river of slime flowing under New York. After obtaining a sample, the slime starts attacking him, and he screams, begging them to pull him up. In the panic, Ray kicks a pipe and the power to all of New York City goes out. Janosz goes to Dana's apartment to see if he can get her baby, but is turned down.
The next day, Peter, Ray, and Egon are put on trial for violating their restraining order. They are poorly defended by Louis Tully and are found guilty. However, when Judge Stephen Wexler begins angrily insulting the trio, the slime starts boiling and after a final tirade, the slime explodes, releasing the ghosts of two murderers the judge had executed. Wexler begs for the Ghostbusters to do something, dismissing the charges and rescinding the restraining order. They then successfully capture the two ghosts. They reopen their business of investigating the paranormal. During this, Ray and Egon find the slime all over the city.
The Ghostbusters had started researching and experimenting on what Peter called "Mood slime". It was shown that the slime reacts to threats and verbal abuse, however it also reacts to singing as they did a toast with a toaster where it would dance to the music. Peter then goes to the museum of art to visit Dana and while there Dana tells him about how it feels like the painting is watching her, which also they together notice Janosz is talking to the painting. Later that night while preparing Oscar to take a bath the bathtub filled with pink slime attacks. She runs with Oscar and goes to Peter's apartment and after telling Peter what happened, Peter calls Ray and Egon at the Firehouse, and they agreed to go to Dana's apartment. Egon also showed him history on Vigo and they also decided to go look at that painting the next day as well.
The next day, they head on into the Art Museum and against Janosz's wishes photograph, and study the Vigo Painting. Later, Peter comes home to find Dana cleaned his apartment. He asks her out on a night on the town, and she says yes. Meanwhile after closing the Firehouse for the day, Louis asks Janine out for a bite to eat. She says that she can't as she's babysitting Oscar for Peter, however, she invited him to come over at 8:00 pm. He says yes. Meanwhile, Egon and Ray are looking over the pictures using the Spectral analyzer and they noticed not only is a living presence but the River of Slime. After that, the whole room caught on fire, but Winston came in and extinguished the fire.
Synopsis. After saving New York City from the demi-god Gozer, the Ghostbusters (Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman, and Winston Zeddemore) are sued for the property damage they caused, and barred from investigating the supernatural, forcing them out of business. Ray owns an occult bookstore and works as an unpopular children's entertainer ...
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GHOSTBUSTERS II. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson take up their proton packs once more to battle the forces of evil in Manhattan! After waging a war on slime that cost New York City millions, the Ghostbusters find themselves out of business until an ancient tyrant, preparing a return to the Earthly domain through his ...
Ghostbusters II Is directed by Ivan Reitman and stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis & Ernie Hudson. Ramis & Aykroyd c-wrote the screenplay and it's a sequel to the hugely successful Ghostbusters from 1984.
